Kerry Lester
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Cain, Bialek had “tense” encounter in SchaumburgNov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Herman Cain was more than an hour and a half late for his keynote speech at the Midwest Tea Party Convention in Schaumburg, and the crowd was getting restless. But inste...
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Ron Paul wins Illinois straw pollNov 05, 2011 12:00 am - Texas Congressman Ron Paul won Saturday's statewide presidential straw poll with 52 percent of the vote. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney carried the state's in...
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Hultgren ramping up offensive: Walsh cries foul playNov 03, 2011 5:30 am - As Congressman Joe Walsh's legal team preps for a pretrial conference in his child-support suit next week, his primary election opponent, Congressman Randy Hultgren, has...
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Dorothy Rodham's legacy of tenacity, gumptionNov 01, 2011 12:00 am - A suburban woman who never sought a career outside the home is widely considered as the force behind the tenacity and gumption of her daughter, one of the most powerful ...
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GOP Straw poll message: Illinois not a Dem writeoffOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois shouldn’t be considered an electoral write-off for President Barack Obama. That’s the message the Illinois GOP intends to spread with its largest straw poll yet...
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Durbin visits Oakton to talk about federal science grantOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin paid a visit to Oakton Community College in Des Plaines Friday afternoon to speak with school officials about Oakton’s share of a National Science ...
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Legislation granting limited immunity in drug ODs passesOct 27, 2011 12:00 am - Legislation that provides drug overdose victims and those seeking help immunity from prosecution has passed the General Assembly and is headed to Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. ...
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Kirk announces bipartisan effort to combat ‘pill mills’Oct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Calling it a “sensitive subject” that “Congress should address,” U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says he is teaming up with a West Virginia Democrat to introduce legislation aimed a...
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Kirk: Supercommittee will find consensus on cutsOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk Wednesday outlined several actions he expects Congress to take in the coming weeks to help revive the nation’s sluggish economy. Kirk, a Highland ...
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Could attack on Elgin teacher have been prevented?Oct 24, 2011 5:30 am - Laws are in place to protect people like Carolyn Gilbert. Yet, they failed her. In 2008, Gilbert, an Elgin High School family and consumer science teacher, was stabbed i...